California Statutes
§ 123367. — 123367. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 94.)
California·Code HSC Health and Safety Code - HSC·Div. 106. DIVISION 106. PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT)·Part 2. PART 2. MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH·Ch. 1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions·Art. 3. ARTICLE 3. Breast Feeding
(a)For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1)“Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative” means the program sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) that recognizes hospitals that offer an optimal level of care for infant feeding.
(2)“Perinatal unit” means a maternity and newborn service of the hospital for the provision of care during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum and neonatal periods with appropriate staff, space, equipment, and supplies.
(b)All general acute care hospitals and special hospitals,
as defined in subdivisions (a) and (f) of Section 1250, that have a perinatal unit shall, by January 1, 2025, adopt the “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding,” as adopted by Baby-Friendly USA
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Legislative History
Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 94. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.